On August 17, 2026, Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) launched a new AI model designed to run on laptops and released the weights of its most powerful model, Qwen3.8-Max. It directly answers Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)’s own push into open-weight AI models built for consumer devices. Why This Matters Alibaba and Meta are both racing […]

Meta Platforms Inc. is intensifying its public pressure campaign on TikTok and YouTube, running full-page advertisements in top newspapers across the US demanding its rivals make comparable efforts to strengthen social media protections for teens.

In K.G.M. v. Meta Platforms, Inc., a 20-year-old woman alleged that she became addicted to Instagram and YouTube after prolonged use starting from childhood. She argued that infinite scrolling, autoplay, and algorithmic recommendations are designed to keep young users engaged and that they contribute to serious mental health injuries. Meta and Google were found negligent...

On August 16, 2026, the Wall Street Journal reported that nine major technology companies, including Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), carry roughly $3 trillion in AI-related commitments that do not appear on their balance sheets. That figure is about five times the roughly $600 billion in capital expenditures the companies reported over […]

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is on trial in federal court in Oakland, California, where 29 states led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta are seeking penalties as high as $1.4 trillion and court orders forcing changes to Facebook and Instagram, Bloomberg reported. California deputy attorney general Megan O’Neill said in opening statements that Meta’s business […]

META has underperformed the broader market over the past year, while analysts remain highly bullish on its future prospects.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a secret plan to replace employees with AI, but it crumbled under implementation.

Los argumentos iniciales comenzaron en un juicio liderado por California contra Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), presentado por una coalición de 29 fiscales generales estatales, alegando que la compañía diseñó Facebook e Instagram para que fueran adictivos para niños y adolescentes. El fiscal general de Nuevo México advirtió que las consecuencias para Meta podrían ser “astronómicas”. Por qué esto importa Meta ya perdió un caso […]

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) was in the news this week after the firm managed to keep a major headwind at bay. The firm had been facing legal action for its social media platforms and youth usage. On this front, the firm reached an agreement with nearly all states through which it agreed to pay up […]

A landmark settlement with Meta is about much more than money, according to Delaware